rations

Example Sentences

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We were given rations of four ounces of bread a day, a pound of fat or sugar per month.

From Literature

There are fears queuing for water rations will become a reality unless a solution is found.

From BBC

The government wouldn’t allot valuable rations to a dead woman.

From Literature

The impact of funding cuts has already led to the closure of mother and baby clinics in Afghanistan, and reductions in food rations for displaced people in Sudan.

From BBC

Nearly 800 million Indians, he notes, now rely on free rations.

From BBC